Press release 50th National Seminar on Crystallography (NSC50)
IMTECH organizes National Seminar on Crystallography
CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH) today organized the 50th National Seminar on Crystallography in joint association with Indian Crystallographic Association (ICA). The seminar being conducted in IMTECH from 22nd to 24th November, 2023 shall help and serve as a platform for crystallographers from across the country to present and learn about latest cutting-edge research findings, methodologies, and best practices in crystallography. About 300 participants from different academic research institutes as well as from the industry; across the length and breadth of the country are taking part in the conference. The field of crystallography takes into its fold the disciplines like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Crystal Growth, Crystal Engineering, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology which aids in drug discovery and engineering novel materials. Dr Shekhar C. Mande, former DG, CSIR, & Distinguished Professor, Savitribai Phule Pune University, who was also the Chief Guest for the occasion, inaugurated the three day-long 50th National Seminar on Crystallography. He delivered a keynote lecture on “Crystal Structure of NrdI: NrdF complex of the Ribonucleotide reductase Class Ib enzymes” and highlighted that India has a rich tradition of the crystallographers since pre-Independence era. Dr Sanjeev Khosla, Director, IMTECH while welcoming the participants gave a brief background of CSIR-IMTECH and said, “The major objective of this National Seminar on Crystallography is to highlight that crystallography is an indispensable tool in the fields as diverse as materials science and biology.” The students and young researchers would get a chance to interact with the experienced team and that would help them to shape up their interests in crystallography.
Dr. S. Karthikeyan, Chief Scientist & convener of the seminar informed that IMTECH along with ICA is celebrating golden jubilee of the National Seminar on Crystallography. This annual conference provides an opportunity for the young and senior researchers to share knowledge that is vital for advancing research in fields like materials science, drug discovery, and structural biology. There are more than 100 invited talks by scientists, professors & young researchers of reputed institutes and a
similar number for poster presentations. CSIR-IMTECH is a national center for excellence in microbial sciences and was established in 1984 under the aegis of CSIR. IMTECH’s vision and mission are to
create translational ecosystem strengthened by fundamental discoveries and to address unmet healthcare and industrial needs with state-of-the-art processes and platforms.
